Lint removing implement



Patented Nov. 9, 1954 ice LlNT REMVING IMPLEMENT Robert K. Hensley, Jr.,Silver Spring, Md.

Application .luly 11, 1951, Serial No. 236,220

1 Claim. (Cl. 15-104) My invention relates to improvements in lintremoving implements for cleaning fabric and other material of lint,hairs, loose ravelings, and other foreign matter.

The primary object of my invention is to provide an easily handledimplement for the above purposes ernbodying a stack of tapes, adhesiveand tacky on one side only, and adhesively secured together in layers inthe stack for separation from each other to expose the adhesive side forapplication to the material, together with a holder for manipulating thetapes to apply the adhesive side thereof flat against the material.

Another object is to provide for securing the stack to the holder by oneof the tapes without the use of separate fasteners and for easydetachment for replacement by a new stack.

Still another object is to provide an implement of the character and forthe purpose set forth which is adapted for inexpensive manufacture forthe low priced retail trade.

Other and subordinate objects, Within the purview of my invention,together with the precise nature of my improvements will be readilyunderstood when the succeeding description and claim are read withreference to the drawing accompanying and forming part of thisspecication.

In said drawings:

Figure l is a view in perspective of my improved implemerit in thepreferred embodiment thereof;

Figure 2 is a view in perspective with the implement invetted;

Figure 3 is a View in longitudinal section taken on the line 3 3 ofFigure 1 and drawn to a larger scale;

Figure 4 is a View in perspective of the holder;

Figure 5 is a view in perspective of one of the tapes; and,

Figure 6 is a view in perspective illustrating the implement attached toa whisk broom. Q

Referring to the drawing by numerals, according to my invention, aplurality of rectangular tapes 1 of the same length and having oneadhesive, bottom, tacky side 2 are arranged in layers in a stack,designated .generally 3, and separably secured together with edgesaligned b y the adhesive sides 2 thereof, whereby said adhesive sides 2all face in the same direction with a bottom tape of the stack 3 havingits adhesive side exposed. The tapes 2 may be of any suitable length andare preferably formed of like' lengths of Scotch tape of commerce. l

A holder 5 is provided for the stack 3 for manipulating the same and thetapes 2 and maintaining the tapes 2 straight and flat for flatapplication to the material. The holder 5 comprises a at plate 6 ofoblong rectangular shape and slightly larger than the tapes 1, and isprovided on what constitutes the top thereof with a central,longitudinally extending and shorter finger grip ear 7.

The stack 3 is detachably secured to the plate 6 by the top tape 1 ofthe stack and by the following means. The ends 8 of the top tape 2 ofthe stack 3 are pulled loose from the contiguous tape 2 to free thesame. The plate 6 is provided adjacent each end thereof with atransverse slot 9 extending inwardly a suitable distance from onelongitudinal edge of said plate. The free ends 8 are inserted throughthe slots 9 from the bottom of the plate 6, folded down flat on the endportions of said plate 6 and secured flat thereto by the adhesive sideof said tape, and with said top tape pulled taut to engage its top sidewith the bottom of said plate 6 between the slots 9. Thus the stack 3 isheld straight and the tapes 1 with adhesive sides 2 facing toward thebottom of the stack 3 so that the tapes 1 may be pulled loose from eachother from the bottom of the stack 3 to expose the adhesive side 2 ofeach tape for application to the material.

To facilitate pulling the tapes 1, other than the top tape, loose fromcontiguous tapes, the ends of said other tapes at one end of the stack 3are separated from each other and covered on the adhesive side 2 of thetapes 1 with a cross strip 10 of paper, or cloth, to provide free endtabs 1 on said other tapes for grasping to pull said tapes loose fromeach other.

A hole 11 is provided in each end portion of the tape d for attachmentof the implement to one side of a whisk broom 12 with the back of theplate 6 against said whisk broom and the ear 7 imbedded in the bristlesthereof, the plate 6 being preferably held to the Whisk broom 12 by arubber band 14 passed through one hole 11 and around the bristles, andanother rubber band 15 passed through the other hole 11 and around thehandle 16 of the whisk broom.

The manner in which the implement is used will be readily understood.When the bottommost tape 1 becomes useless by becoming fouled with lintand other material, it is pulled loose from the next contiguous tape 1,discarded and the contiguous tape used, until the top tape 1 is reachedand used so as to become useless. The top tape 1 is then pulled loosefrom the plate 6 and a new, replacement, stack of tapes 1 is secured tosaid plate 6 y in the manner already described.

The foregoing will, it is believed, suffice to impart a clearunderstanding of my invention, without further explanation.

Manifestly, the invention, as described, is susceptible of modification,without departing from the inventive concept, and right is hereinreserved to such modications as fall within the scope of the appendedclaim.

i Having described my invention, what is claimed as new is:

An implement for removing lint and the like from fabric materialcomprising a stack of layers of adhesive tapes adhesively securedtogether in superposed aligned relation, said tapes being separable bypulling each loose from the other to expose an adhesive side of eachtape for application to the material to pick up lint, and a holder forthe stack comprising an oblong plate having one side opposed to ariouter tape of the stack and secured thereto for manipulating said tapesto apply the exposed side of each tape, said plate having transverseslots therein and said outer tape having free end portions insertedthrough said slots and folded over and adhesively secured to the otherside of the plate for detachably securing the stack to said plate, saidslots being operi at one longitudinal edge of the plate for insertion ofsaid free ends laterally into said slots before said ends are foldedover and adhesively secured.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS-Number Name Date 308,378 Pyles Nov. 25, 1884 2,248,317 Van Cleef July 8,1941 2,528,602 Magit Nov. 7, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date194,621 Great Britain Mar. 15, 1923

